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Scoliosis is the brainchild of a dedicated group of researchers and clinicians. In September
2003 Dr. Manuel Rigo invited leading specialists on conservative treatment of scoliosis
from all over the world to Barcelona, for the first International Conference on Conservative
Management of Spinal Deformities. The meeting took place in January 2004 and has to
be regarded as a great success. During this meeting the Study Group On Spinal Orthopaedic
and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) was founded as a working group and it was decided
to prepare a consensus meeting in Milan 2005. During this meeting, hosted by Dr. Stefano
Negrini, a decision was made to establish the working group as a society with a formal
website http://www.sosort.orgwebcite and an official peer reviewed journal. This, in short, is the history of Scoliosis.